Siege of Prague (1805)

The Siege of Prague (early May 1805) was a battle of the Napoleonic Wars that occurred when the Grande Armee of the First French Empire, commanded by Empire Napoleon I and Marshal Michel Ney, assaulted the Austrian city of Prague in what is now the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. 2,442 French troops took part in the assault on the city, destroying Archduke John of Austria's 1,647-strong garrison after an assault that left 257 French troops dead. Prague's fall was a major blow to the Austrians, as it deprived them of a large army.